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Kobe, Japan at Akashi Kaikyo Bridge at dusk over the Seto Inland Sea

Old Town Rovinj, Croatia

The Pillars of Hercules (colour litho)
GIA940229 The Pillars of Hercules (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Pillars of Hercules was the phrase that was applied in Antiquity to)

Crossing Northumberland Strait by Ice Boat. These boats were operated in the Northumberland Strait during the 19th century and early 20th century

Glenarm, Co. Antrim, mid-late 19th century. Creator: James Howard Burgess
Glenarm, Co. Antrim, mid-late 19th century. View of the village of Glenarm in County Antrim, situated on the north west coast of (Northern) Ireland. A cholera epidemic afflicted the town in 1854

Allied positions on the Gallipoli peninsula in Turkey, First World War, July 1915, (c1920). The Operations in the Southern Area of Gallipoli

Map of the Dardanelles, First World War, 1915, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
Map of the Dardanelles, First World War, 1915, (c1920). Bird s-eye View of the Dardanelles from the Entrance to the Straits to the Narrows

Constantinople, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Constantinople, 1890. Constantinople, capital of the Roman Empire (330-395), Byzantine Empire (395-1204 and 1261-1453), and a Crusader state known as the Latin Empire (1204-1261)

Map of the Gallipoli Peninsula, 1919. Creator: George Philip & Son Ltd
Map of the Gallipoli Peninsula, 1919. The Gallipoli peninsula in western Turkey saw heavy fighting during the First World War, 1914-1919, with many casualties on both sides

The gaff rigged cutter Bloodhound sailing on a broad reach, August 1912. Creator
The gaff rigged cutter Bloodhound sailing on a broad reach, August 1912. The 40 ton cutter, Bloodhound was designed by William Fife and built in 1874

Map of Victoria and Tasmania. Map showing a southern section of Australia, Melbourne, the Bass Strait and the island of Tasmania. Plate 107 from The Times Atlas

Sailing-Qagyuhl, c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Sailing-Qagyuhl, c1914. Three Kwakiutl people in a canoe with a single sail

Rocky shoreline at edge of Sandcut Beach. STrait of Juan de Fuca Jordan River Regional Park, British Columbia, Canada

Sailboat at sunset in Strait of Northumberland Wood Islands, Prince Edward Island, Canada

Outrigger boats anchored at Matinloc Island on the Tapiutan Strait between Tapiutan Island and Matinloc Island, El Nido, Palawan, Philippines

Menai Suspension Bridge, Menai Strait, Bangor, North Wales - Painted by artist Frank E Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Map of proposed railway Channel Tunnel, Dover to Calais Date: circa 1850

European Turkey map by Th. Duvotenay
European Turkey map by Thunot Duvotenay. Historia de Turquia by Joseph Marie Jouannin (1783-1844) and Jules Van Gaver, 1840. Date: 2018

Spain, Andalusia, Tarifa. Castle of the Guzmans
Spain, Andalusia, province of Cadiz, Tarifa. Castle of the Guzmans or Castle of Guzman el Bueno. It was built in 960 by Abd-ar-Rahman III, Caliph of Cordoba

Melbourne and Tasmanian Mail Routes - Australia
Detailed map showing Melbourne and Tasmanian Mail Routes across the Bass Strait from Melbourne, Victoria to Burnie, Tasmania - Australia. Date: circa 1910s

The Naruto whirlpools - Hyogo, Japan
The Naruto whirlpools (Naruto no Uzushio) - tidal whirlpools in the Naruto Strait, a channel between Naruto in Tokushima and Awaji Island in Hyogo, Japan. Date: circa 1920s

A view down the Golden Horn, toward the city
A view from the Eyup cemetery looking down the Golden Horn, toward the city of Constantinople. Date: circa 1930

Panorama overlooking Istanbul and the Bosphorus, c. 1890 (b/w photo)
STC258395 Panorama overlooking Istanbul and the Bosphorus, c.1890 (b/w photo) by Sebah & Joaillier (fl.1888-1950); Private Collection; (add.info)

Canada, Nova Scotia, Wreck Cove. Storm clouds on Cabot Strait. Date: 14-10-2018

In the midst of Leviathan. ; A Boat adventure in the Behrings Sea, 1875. Creator: Unknown
In the midst of " Leviathan." ; A Boat adventure in the Behrings Sea, 1875. [Dramatic arctic scene with whales and sailing ship in rough seas]. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates

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USA, Washington, Juan de Fuca Strait, View of Cascade Mountains and Port Townsend at sunrise (Large format sizes available) Date: 26/02/2013

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USA, Washington, The Blue Waters of the Juan de Fuca Strait (Large format sizes available) Date: 26/02/2013

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Norway, Vester

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Norway, Vesteralen Islands, Mountains along Sortlandsunde, Viewed from Kieiva (Large format sizes available). Date: 13/08/2013

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Norway, Svalbard, Nordaustlandet, Wooden trapper's hut in storm during summer snow storm at Kinnuvika along Murchisonfjorden Fjord Date: 17/07/2007

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Norway, Svalbard, Nordaustlandet, Underwater view of sea ice along Hinlopen Strait Date: 17/07/2007

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Norway, Svalbard, Nordaustlandet, Underwater view of sea ice along Hinlopen Strait Date: 17/07/2007

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Norway, Svalbard, Nordaustlandet, Underwater view of sea ice along Hinlopen Strait Date: 17/07/2007

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Norway, Svalbard, Nordaustlandet, Storm clouds rolling over mountains along Wahlenbergfjorden Fjord on summer evening Date: 17/07/2007

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Norway, Svalbard, Nordaustlandet, Small ponds of meltwater on sea ice in summer snow storm at northern entrance to Hinlopen Strait Date: 17/07/2007

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Norway, Svalbard, Nordaustlandet, Setting sun lights iceberg floating in Palanderbukta Bay in Gustav Adolf Land on stormy evening Date: 17/07/2007

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Norway, Svalbard, Nordaustlandet, Setting sun lights iceberg floating in Palanderbukta Bay in Gustav Adolf Land on stormy evening Date: 17/07/2007

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Norway, Svalbard, Nordaustlandet, Sea ice in snow storm in Murchison Fjord at Nordvika along Hinlopen Strait Date: 17/07/2007

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Norway, Svalbard, Nordaustlandet, Setting sun lights ice face of tidewater glacier in Palanderbukta Bay along Gustav Adolf Land on stormy evening Date: 17/07/2007

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Norway, Svalbard, Nordaustlandet, Deep blue iceberg floating in Palanderbukta Bay along Gustav Adolf Land on summer morning Date: 17/07/2007

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Norway, Svalbard, Nordaustlandet, Deep blue iceberg floating in Palanderbukta Bay along Gustav Adolf Land on summer morning Date: 17/07/2007

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Norway, Svalbard, Nordaustlandet, Deep blue iceberg floating in Palanderbukta Bay along Gustav Adolf Land on summer morning Date: 17/07/2007

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Norway, Svalbard, Nordaustlandet, Deep blue iceberg floating in Palanderbukta Bay along Gustav Adolf Land on summer morning Date: 17/07/2007

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Norway, Svalbard, Nordaustlandet, Deep blue iceberg floating in Palanderbukta Bay along Gustav Adolf Land on stormy morning Date: 17/07/2007

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Norway, Svalbard, Nordaustlandet, Breaking sea ice and clearing snow storm in Murchison Fjord at Nordvika along Hinlopen Strait Date: 17/07/2007

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Norway, Svalbard, Brunnich's Guillemot (Uria lomvia) reflected in calm sea while in flight along Hinlopen Strait on summer morning Date: 17/07/2007

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Arctic, Svalbard, Walrus with long tusks being freindly from an ice floe Date: 22/10/2005

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Arctic, Svalbard, Walrus being freindly from ice floe Date: 22/10/2005

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